The Thomas Scanlan Trust

Analysis

The Thomas Scanlan Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uckfield. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09355345). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Thomas Scanlan Trust reported income of £239k and spending of £179k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £377k to £239k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Thomas Scanlan Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New College of Cobham (£239k), Gloucestershire Nightstop (£240k) and Lord Kitchener Memorial Holiday Centre (£238k).